Even though one cannot possibly explain it to the laymen,–something that is as elusive to the public as an elephant is to a blind man…,–but what on earth is this “Holy Grail of Art” like?
First off, like the beautiful Kate Lau had said, the Holy Grail of Art is not a theory,– neither is it a figment of the imagination, but every bit as real, true, genuine and tangible to the artistic genius as an elephant is to an open-eye man, something as REAL as the REALITY itself!
In short, the Holy Grail of Art is not something to be doubted, as the major artistic genius experiences it in his daily existence as artist.
I can tell you what the Holy Grail of Art is like,– right here and now,– even though explaining it to the laymen is pretty much still an impossible task to accomplish!
As if in a perfect feat of archery, one single miss of, say, as little as a nano-second, can create enough havoc to upset a perfect piece of execution! That would most certainly cause the target to be missed altogether. And that is exactly the same situation with the holy Grail of Art! That gives you an idea of how intense and specific it is about the Holy Grail of Art!!!! It goes without saying that it is an extremely difficult state of being!
The Alpha Seer had toiled through the summer of 2012, as ye all knew. The Alpha Seer had produced one piece of junk after another since our friend Jane had departed Bloomington, (Jane is American and a virtual Nun dwelling in a Tibetan monastery, she nevertheless holds the claim of understanding fully the teachings of J. Krishnamurti and the Gautama Buddha.) No inspiration for the Alpha Seer was in sight!
The Alpha Seer had literally torn his hairs out in his endeavor. In order to create a perfect timeless gem, days upon nights the Alpha Seer’s thoughts had been on the Holy Grail of Art, steadfast attention was fixated on the rarest of prizes! There was so much sacrifice and such heart-wrenching disappointment! I believe I can accomplish that hardship only with Knox Martin still around.
Let me explain why… .
The toil in search for the Holy Grail of Art can be so intense! It is super hard work! and the Alpha Seer is one piece of spoiled brat who had never been groomed for any kind of success. When the great master Knox Martin is still around, the Alpha Seer is obliged to salute him: Knox is so big!!!!!!!! He is the highest point: a human Himalaya! Knox is the coolest star in the horizon,
SO FANTASTICALLY KOOOOOOOOOOOL and BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Knox Martin’s recognition for the Alpha Seer recently has temporarily vindicated the latter! The Alpha Seer had been able to keep his crown of Alpha Seer. The Alpha Seer had just achieved his personal “Olympic Gold” through Knox’s recognition! The truth is, the Holy Grail of Art is a more significant, hard- to- achieved goal than any Olympic gold on earth. Who in the public would still remember, for example, Michael Phelps, in 180 years from now?
But people still know who Titian is several hundred years after his death. Knox and Ben, teacher-student,– Franz Hals and Adrienne Brouwer, henceforth, will prevail FOREVER!
The award and applause from the greatest of artistic geniuses like Knox Martin is much more intense, and certainly way more precious than the award and applause from an unruly crowd, who can only read the physical, the superficial, and the obvious!
Not only is Knox Martin one of the greatest masters of all times, he is, without a doubt, one of the greatest teachers of all time! Why? Because he has been able to teach the impossible to his student, Ben Lau !
What on earth is this unteachable component?
What is impossible is in the teaching of the LINEAGE,– namely, the Holy Grail of ART! The same mysterious component which had led Matisse to declare as unteachable over a century ago!
FIGURE 1 MATISSE PAINTING ( in black and white)
Let’s now have a Matisse moment here.
Let’s examine the Matisse above.
Even with a genius as formidable as Henri Matisse, the perfection in the composition is as yet forthcoming. That composition is incomplete. A bit of correction can easily turn it into the Holy Grail of Art. Out of respect for a great, great master, I am not going to point that out here. If you can see what I saw, however, please let me know about it confidentially,–out of respect for Matisse, our major heir to Paul Cezanne! (the Alpha Seer’s email address: www.alphaseer@gmail.com)